AFRIMETSThe Intra-Africa Metrology System

Système Intra-Africain de Metrologie

33rdrd General Assembly General Assembly

July 2009

Dr Wynand LouwChair: AFRIMETS

Outline of TalkOutline of Talk

the guiding principles the structure the members the Technical committees and Working Groups the current situation

an umbrella organisation for sub-regional metrology groupings establish a cooperative / supportive relationship between RMOs

and AFRIMETS; share experiences and technical infrastructures transparency; promote an equal partnerships between organisations and

disciplines in metrology; respect national autonomies; commit to the development of metrology; brotherliness, solidarity and mutual assistance; Inclusiveness; common approaches / positions; excellence; Increase recognition of African metrology

competence

the guiding principles

Pan African organisations; AU, NEPAD

Regional economic groupings; COMESA, ECOWAS, SADC, EAC, UEMOA, CEMAC, MAGHREB

OIML, BIPM, IAEA

APMP, SIM, EURAMET, COOMET

African sub-regional metrology organisations: EAMET, MAGMET, SADCMET/MEL, CEMACMET, SOAMET, NEWMET

Individual NMIs

Legal Metrology organisations

Other organisations; regional accreditation, standards, calibration and testing bodies, the dti, the African Committee for Metrology, the NLA, the AFM

Pan African organisations; ARSO, Accreditation

the Stakeholders, peers and others

the history

2nd AFRIMETS General Assembly02/04-07-2008

3rd Executive Committee Meeting, Tunis01-07-2008

2nd Executive Committee Meeting, Casablanca

12/13-03-2008

1st Executive Committee Meeting, Pretoria

04/05-10-2007

1st AFRIMETS General Assembly, Midrand04/06-07-2007

4th MoU Task Force Meeting, Pretoria01-02-2007

3rd MoU Task Force Meeting, Midrand27-09-2006

2nd MoU Task Force Meeting, Midrand23-05-2006

1st MoU Task Force Meeting, Midrand16-05-2006

Kick-off workshop, Midrand, Sout Africa23/24-03-2006

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Principal MemberSub-regional African Metrology Organisation

Ordinary MemberAfrican NMIs and LMOs not full member of a Sub-regional African Metrology Org.

Associate MemberNational Metrology Institutes and Legal Metrology Organisations outside Africa

ObserverOther Organisations interested in metrology

Voting: 2x Member States

Voting: 1x Member Voting: none

Voting: none

CHAIRPERSON

• Vice Chairperson representing Industrial Metrology• Vice Chairperson representing Legal Metrology• NEPAD Secretariat• AFRIMETS Secretariat• Up to 3 elected delegates

AFRIMETS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESECRETARIAT SUB-

COMMITTEES

Sc & Ind Metrology

Legal Metrology

The Structure of AFRIMETSThe Structure of AFRIMETS

Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cote d‘Ivoire

SOAMET

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, Sudan (to be ratified at the GA)NEWMET

Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Seychelles

SADCMEL/MET

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, MauritaniaMAGMET

Kenya, Uganda, (Tanzania), Rwanda, BurundiEAMET

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo

CEMACMET

the members

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EURAMET CAFMET (Comité Africain de Métrologie) Arab Federation for Metrology

Observer (3)

LNE, France PTB, Germany NIRPS (National Institute of Radiation Protection and

Research, Nigeria) Tanzania-TAEC, Madagascar-INSTN, Ghana Radiation

Protection Institute (to be ratified at the GA)

Associate Member (3)

the members

• AFRIMETS was officially accepted as a RMO by the CIPM in October 2008.

AFRIMETS as RMOAFRIMETS as RMO

1999-2008 (SADCMET)

2008-

(AFRIMETS)

AFRIMETS as RMOAFRIMETS as RMO

Current SituationCurrent Situation

• AFRIMETS Structures are in place• For the past 6 months, AFRIMETS focused on the

consolidation of its TC and TC1 WGs• Working Programme for 2009 includes:

• 5 Regional comparisons• 1 Regional Proficiency Testing scheme• Legal Metrology work and action plan• Fund raising activities• Sub regional metrology workshops

• First TC1 WG meetings held in Kenya in Dec 2008 (QM, Mass, EM)

• Joint AFRIMETS and SADCMET TC1 WG Chair meeting held in South Africa in March 2009

B. Hassine, K. TembaTC 4B Metrology Legislation Harmonization

G. Albasini, V. Kanama and the Secretariat

TC 5 Metrology Awareness

N.Malaga, E. Mvula. D.Masuku

TC 4A Metrology Legislation Harmonization

O. Yankine, V. Kanama, W.Louw

TC 3 Metrology Infrastructure

K. Zulu, B Hassine, K TembaTC 2B Legal Metrology Education

M. Berrada, M. Rabolinyane, M. Masuku

TC 2A Scientific Metrology Education

S. Carstens, S. Issoufou TC 1B OIML Issues

J. Kioko, S. Kajane, W. LouwTC 1A CIPM, BIPM, JCRB Issues

the structure – Technical Committees

D. OndoroFlow

C. Matthee, A. IbrahimTime and Frequency

N. Nel-Sakharova, H. EissaPhotometry and Radiometry

H. LiedbergTemperature

I. VeldmanAUV

O. KrugerDimensional (Length)

B. BurkeForce, Torque and Hardness

C. Korasie Pressure

B. vd Merwe. D. TonuiMass and Related Quantities

the structure – Working Group chairs

Tanzania-Developing level

A. El Sayed, M. PeartQuality WG

To be appointed-Accredited level

S. Prins, Kenya, Egypt-CMC level

Metrology in Chemistry

A. MatlejoaneDC-LF (Voltage)

F. Van Wyngaardt Radioactivity Standards

Z. MsimangIonising Radiation

the structure – Working Groups

the AFRIMETS QS,the AFRIMETS QS,Update on Member QSUpdate on Member QS

• South Africa’s NMISA and Egypt’s NIS are the only members with CMC’s in the KCDB. In total, AFRIMETS has 344 CMCs officially accepted in General physics (286), Ionizing Radiation (37) and Chemical metrology (21).

• The Quality system of NIS (Egypt) was accepted by EURAMET. AFRIMETS will closely follow the process of the submission of CMCs by Egypt, as a learning exercise for AFRIMETS. The first Quality system that is expected to be submitted to the AFRIMETS TC-QS is that of Kenya (KEBS).

the Consultative Committeesthe Consultative CommitteesNMISA: Full membership of 8,5 of the 10NMISA: Full membership of 8,5 of the 10

Full memberConsultative Committee for Time and Frequency (CCTF)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT)

ObserverFull MemberNone

Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI)Section ISection II (Chairmanship)Section II

Full memberConsultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry (CCPR)(Chairmanship)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities (CCM)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Length (CCL)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism (CCEM)

Full memberConsultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration (CCAUV)

StatusConsultative committees (10)

the Consultative Committeesthe Consultative CommitteesOther Countries in AfricaOther Countries in Africa

NISConsultative Committee for Time and Frequency (CCTF)

NIS, KEBSConsultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT)

NISConsultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI)Section ISection II

NIS, KEBSConsultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM)

NoneConsultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry (CCPR)

NIS, KEBSConsultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities (CCM)

NISConsultative Committee for Length (CCL)

NIS, KEBSConsultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism (CCEM)

None yetConsultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration (CCAUV)

Country/InstituteConsultative committees (10)

the AFRIMETS QS,the AFRIMETS QS,update on member QSupdate on member QS

Quality systems in AFRIMETS of Countries participating in the CIPM MRA:Status in March 2009

Pa√√KEBSKenya

Aa√√NMISASouth

Africa

Ac√√√NISEgypt

Other900117025StatusPathway

Quality SystemInstituteMember

Key:a – Third party accreditationb – Certification to ISO 9001 and attestation by technical peers c – Attestation by a team consisting of quality system experts and technical peers

A – Approved by the RMOS – Submitted for approval to TC-QSP – In progress (QS being set up)

latest happeningslatest happenings

• The AFRIMETS Quality system review document was accepted by the JCRB, March 2009

• First full GA including WG meetings in SA, July 2009• 61 attendees in the fields of

• Mass and related quantities• Ionising radiation• P&R• Length• Electrical quantities (voltage)• Metrology in chemistry• Temperature• Legal Metrology

latest happeningslatest happenings

• 60 attendees to the GA Plenary, including the EURAMET, APMP, IAEA, UNIDO, BIPM, OIML and PTB

• UNIDO Assistance project, €623 000• Roadmap for AFRIMETS• Training • Summer school• Support for comparisons